Title

Measured residential cooling energy savings from reflective roof coatings in Florida

Abstract

In 1991, an initial study was conducted in a residence in Florida with a well-insulated R-25 to determine the impact of reflective roof coatings on air-conditioning energy use. Air-conditioning was measured daily after application of the reflective roof coating for which a 10% decrease was evident. In the summer of 1992 more detailed experiments for collecting data on time-of-day air-conditioning electrical demand were undertaken on two less-insulated homes. Reflective coatings were applied to the roofs of both houses. Building temperatures and air-conditioning energy use were recorded every 15 minutes during a three-week period. Analysis revealed substantial reductions in space-cooling energy in both homes.

Publication Date

12-1-1994

Publication Title

ASHRAE Transactions

Volume

100

Issue

2

Number of Pages

36-48

Document Type

Article

Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

0028726882 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0028726882

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